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Auction: 23126 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 30: English and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 8691

George II (1727-1760), Halfpenny, 1735, laureate and cuirassed bust left, rev. Britannia seated left, plain edge, 6h, 9.92g (Spink 3717), faint die flaw before the face and softly struck to the date, otherwise with handsome brown surfaces and mint red in parts, handsome extremely fine; Halfpenny, 1746, laureate and cuirassed bust left, rev. Britannia seated left, plain edge, 6h, 10.08g (Spink 3717), some scratches to the obverse, otherwise extremely fine; Farthing, 1731, young laureate and cuirassed bust left, rev. Britannia seated left, plain edge, 6h, 4.74g (Spink 3720), obverse, struck from rusted dies, and some rub to the face of Britannia, otherwise lustrous extremely fine; Farthing, 1754, old laureate and cuirassed bust left, rev. Britannia seated left, plain edge, 6h, 5.30g (Spink 3722), lustrous, extremely fine; Ireland, Farthing, 1760, laureate bust left, rev. crowned harp, plain edge, 6h, 4.89g (Spink 6611), hints of red beneath brown surfaces, good very fine; Ireland, George III (1760-1820), Farthing, 1806, laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned harp, centre milled edge, 6h, 4.39g (Spink 6622), pleasing brown surfaces, good very fine (6)

provenance
i) Spink, by private treaty - £120
ii) Spink, by private treaty
iii) Spink, by private treaty - £100
iv) Spink, by private treaty - £55
v) Spink, by private treaty - £15

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Sold for
£270

Starting price
£250